Bullying Effects Educational System

Running head: Bullying Effects on the Education System 1

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Executive summary

Bullying is among factors that affect the process of learning in any educational system.

Therefore, it is the question of concern that needs immediate solution as far as the educational

system is concerned. The effect has plagued in many institutions worldwide and grows within

the system itself with negative effects. The consultant’s report investigates how bullying affects

our educational system and what recommendation should be put in place to reduce incidents of

bullying.

In 1999 to 2011, the state legislatures of the United States (department of education)

enacted, approximately 122 bills throughout the country that addressed the issue of bullying and

related incidents in the schools. In 2010, the state bullying laws and policies were established to

prevent the effects of bullying to the aggressors themselves, target, bystanders and the school in

general. (U.S Department of Education) An analysis by the US department of education portrays

severe and fatal effects that may be caused by bullying behavior on the educational system.

Hence, the government asked the schools to exercise the anti-bullying policies in the school

compound.

The report has used the bullying cycle, mental model, that shows how the participants of

the bullying behavior (aggressors, target, bystanders and the school) affects the educational

system from the effects they experience. Educational system entails anything to do with the

learning process or transfer knowledge from one person to another. It entails objectives, mission,

and vision, goals, school structure and system as well as the code of conduct. Bullying can have

a fatal effect and alter the meaning of the educational system. Also, the report shall give

recommendations that are deemed effective in controlling, safeguarding and reducing bullying in

the school environment, as well as, its effects on the educational system.

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Table of contents

Executive summary ......................................................................................................................... 2

Introduction. ................................................................................................................................ 4

Effects of bullying on the educational system. ........................................................................ 5

Work cited ....................................................................................................................................... 8

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Introduction

Bullying is any aggressive behavior that is typically repeated over. Bullying at school or

any learning institution is meant to cause distress, harm or fear. In general, bullying creates a

negative environment within the school or learning institution. It entails power imbalance

between the target and the aggressor (Banks). Bullying occurs in several forms such as electronic

(cyber), social, verbal and physical bullying. The educational system is a form or type of learning

that entails a systematic order to be followed during the acquisition of knowledge and skills.

Therefore, the report is set to investigate the effects of bullying on our educational system. Also,

the report shall give recommendation and ways of addressing the bullying behavior.

Bullying affects the educational system through three elements including aggressor,

target and the school. Therefore, the effects of bullying to the aggressor, target and school

translates the general effects of bullying on the educational system. (MASA)

Bullying cycle in a school environment

Aggressor Target

Bystanders develop

Attitude School

Affects the educational

system

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Effects of Bullying On the Educational System

From the mental model of bullying cycle, it can be concluded that the effects of bullying

to the aggressor, target and the school itself has a fatal effect on the process of learning in a

school environment. The following are the effects of individuals and learning institutions in

relation to the educational system.

The aggressor is the person who is doing the action of bullying. Therefore, he or she not

only causes harm to the school and his or her target but also in the educational system. The

aggressor develops a high level of indiscipline through the breaking of the school code of

conduct. The aggressor develops a sense of disrespect to his colleagues, teachers and general

protocols of the school. As such, the learning process of the aggressor is interrupted and he or

she does not fare well in academic. As far as bullying is concerned, the educational system of

such school is altered as the learning process of a child or aggressor is affected due to

indiscipline and poor academic performance that end up becoming a drop out.

Also, the educational system is meant to educate, model and cultivate a sense of

discipline for a child to be accepted in the society. As such, children who involve themselves in

bullying may end being thieves, hooligans, drug dealers and murders. Therefore, the objective of

educational systems has been compromised due to the effects of bullying.

Target (s) is the person being bullied in a school environment. The effects of bullying

have both psychological, sociological and biological effect to the students. The students being

bullied develops psychological problems such as headaches and sleeping problems. The students

fear to go to school or even socialize with other students. As such, the student is not involved in

socialization (a form of learning) as required by the educational system. The self-esteem and

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confidence of the student are affected drastically leading to poor academic performance. They

are left with long term effects, and most of them end up committing suicide. Therefore, the

educational system that advocates for socialization as a form of learning, understanding and

protecting human rights becomes a field of suicide, torture and traumatic effects to the learners.

The school is where the behavior of bullying takes effect and involves the aggressor,

bystanders and the target. The school itself is affected in several ways by the act of bullying in

the school compound that eventually translates to poor educational system. The bystanders

develop fear and negative attitude during group discussion in the classroom, and alter the process

of learning. As such, bullying translates to a negative and harsh school social climate. The

objectives and mission of the school become meaningless to the children. Therefore, the

educational system or learning process becomes useless as far as school or institution is

concerned. The educational system is affected because of the environment of the school that is

characterized by fear, disrespect between a teacher and a student, high level of indiscipline,

psychotically torture and stress.

Recommendations

I recommend the establishment of guiding and counseling committee that shall assist in

the guiding, advising and describing the effects of bullying to the children around the school

compound. The committee should use strategies such as reflective interview. The interview

enables the bullies to understand the effects of the bullied students. Also, strict actions should be

taken upon those who exercise the act of bullying, even suspend if possible to create a conducive

learning environment for others. (McGrath)

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Conclusion

Bullying is a dangerous and fatal behavior to the school systems and educational system.

The act of bullying should be put into consideration and effective measure taken upon the

aggressors. Therefore, the recommendation should be followed to ensure that the cases of

bullying have reduced in the school compound to safeguard the objectives and mission of the

educational system.

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Work cited

Banks, Ron. Education.com. 15 July 2013.

http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Bullying_Schools/. 24 March 2014.

MASA. MASA. 2014. http://www.gomasa.org/news/what-effect-does-bullying-have-students-

and-schools. 24 March 2014.

McGrath, Mary Jo. Bullying in schools:Avoiding liability and harm. Corwin Press: New York

city, 2007. books.google.com › Education › Administration ›General

U.S Department of Eduction. ED.gov. 2014. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-

education-department-releases-analysis-state-bullying-laws-and-policies. 24 March 2014.

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